The Research Director of Islam and Society at the Yaqeen Institute and an active writer within Islamic circles within the United States, in an interview conducted three days after the October 7 Hamas attack that left more than 1,200 Israeli civilians dead, , Facchine proclaimed unequivocal support for the terrorist assault, stating, “We are with the Palestinian resistance 100%, no ifs no ands, no buts, no equivocations, no apologies, no condemnations.”